Section 3 – Breaking the Chains
One of my all-time favorite songs is “Already Gone” by The Eagles. There is a lyric in that song which goes,
“So often times it happens,
that we live our lives in chains,
and we never even know we have the key”
Wow! Stop and think about that for a moment. It sounds so simple, even a bit cliché, but there is so much substance and truth to this lyric! So many of us are simply unaware that we have exactly what we need at all times; a personal, Universal KEY that works anytime we choose to use it.
By the way, a chorus line in this same song goes, “I will sing this victory song”. Wouldn’t it be great to begin using this key which in fact you already possess? This magical “key” I am referring to is the key to the Universe, the key to Creation itself. You, too, can sing your victory song when you begin using your magic key. First, you must be willing to accept that certain chains – mental, spiritual and physical – need to be broken. At any point in time you can use your magic key to break those chains and sing your victory song!
Freeing ourselves from mental, spiritual and physical chains requires knowledge of what those chains are in the first place. Many people are slaves to the habits that have held them back their whole lives. Chains are often in the form of bad habits; yet chains may also be a physical ailment, spiritual void, a tragic loss, bad memories, plain old laziness, and so on.
Chains that hold you back from living an abundant, energy-filled life such as the lack of a dream, depression, anxiety, need for forgiveness, need for repentance, hair loss, unhealthy weight gain, or whatever it may be, should be uncovered, unlocked, and broken for good. You need to be free from whatever it is that holds you back from operating at full capacity.
Once you truly understand which habits and negative thought patterns are preventing you from living within a healthy and vibrant flow of energy, you can begin to unlock and break free from them. How? With your magic key of course! Ok, realistically speaking, it somewhat depends on what those chains are, and how much you are willing to work to break them. In other words, some chains that hold people back can be rather difficult to overcome, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, a sudden and tragic loss, or perhaps severe mental or physical abuse. These chains are more serious in nature, and thus require more serious attention.
Some chains are imbedded deep within our psyches and may require the services of a professional, be it a person or a group. However, being that you are made of 100% pure energy, and due to the fact that energy attracts like energy, you DO hold the key to unlocking any one of these chains at any time you choose. You must first decide that you are going to break these negative energy patterns and replace them with a higher energy which you have access to every second of every day.
Continue reading my good friend… the how-to’s will be spelled out in great detail in the sections that follow.
For now, let it be understood that most of us have at least some chains which can be loosened and broken fairly easily with a little bit of discipline, yet there are obviously much stronger chains which may require additional support and/or professional help.
Regardless, whatever chains that hold you back from truly living the most abundant life possible will at the very least be loosened significantly by following the suggestions contained within this book.
How much is “significantly”? I am glad you asked! This depends largely on how much you are willing to let go of your existing chains, combined with your level of discipline and commitment to change your internal thought patterns. The key is to be as open-minded and open-hearted as possible. Even being open just a little goes a very long way!
Let us walk through some definitions of what “chains” are, and later we will go over what it means to “be open” and begin letting go of these chains (i.e.: negative energy patterns). The ultimate goal is to have our hearts as open as possible, and to truly know and understand how much love energy actually exists within the Universe, and how to allow this energy to flow in and through us.
Chains come in a multitude of forms. But chains, with the exception of legitimate physical ailments, are nothing more than negative, repetitive thought patterns which prevent us from being all we can be, and having all we can have. They originate from the filters through which we see the world. Some of these filters are developed early on, whether they originate from negative words and actions of our relatives, people we once knew and trusted, friends, coworkers, bosses, or sometimes even ourselves. Other filters are currently being developed, and will determine our outlook many years from now.
The main thing to remember about filters is that they can become very dirty and get clogged up, and never allow the right kind of energy to flow through them. Think of the air filter in your car. When the filter is dirty, the amount and quality of air flowing into the cylinders is very poor, and the engine cannot run at full capacity.
There are other kinds of chains that contribute to energy bottlenecks. Some people suffer from a low self image. Others may have a bad attitude, or have some negative habits like laziness, overeating, or some other addiction or over-indulgence. Some may be harboring an unnecessary grudge towards another person. Perhaps they blame someone else for their own misery. These are all negative energy patterns which need to be broken… and they absolutely can be once you decide to break these bonds of negative energy and realize the truth about your own natural power and ability. It is time to throw away your old dirty filter, and allow a higher, more powerful energy to flow through.
The first and most basic lesson in breaking the chains is to pay attention to what you think; all the time, every second, every day. Yes, it is that important. Constantly analyze your thought patterns. Do you tend to be overly critical? Do you have negative thoughts towards certain people? Do you have negative thoughts about yourself? How do you feel when you are thinking those thoughts? Angry? Vengeful? Happy? Sad? Maybe there are some mixed emotions. Pay close attention to those feelings. Whatever they are, these feelings and emotions produce chemical changes inside your physical body. How we think determines in large part how we feel. When we think positive and happy thoughts, we feel good and thus increase our energy.
The exact opposite is true when we think negative, destructive thoughts. For example, we often criticize our family, our friends, our government, and anything else we can find fault with. You may not think that the thoughts are necessarily destructive, yet they often are. We tend to stress ourselves out many times a day without even realizing it. When we do this, the stress builds within our physical bodies and contributes to energy bottlenecks. This can lead to all kinds of ailments, but at the very least it will clog our filter through which we view the external world. Our potential energy will decrease, and thus our ability to be a conduit of energy will in turn diminish. Negative thought patterns serve only to strengthen our existing chains.
There will be many practical suggestions towards the end of this book which will walk you through the process of letting go of existing chains and building your potential energy reserves. Though rest assured, the good news is that you can absolutely change your filter, break your chains, and live within a magnificent state of higher energy which you probably thought was reserved only for such people as the Dalai Lama, or people on those yoga workout videos who always seem so happy and tranquil.
The reality is that if you have read and understood the book up to this point, your filter has already received a major cleaning! Hopefully you understand the concept of energy a little better and realize that you yourself are pure energy, and that your energy attracts more of the same energy in both tangible and intangible forms. You should understand that you are in total control of how much energy you have. Finally, you should also understand how much more energy is always available to you. Hint: it’s a LOT!!!
More about Filters
Many people read self-help books, and/or attend seminars which feature motivational “gurus” trying to pump you up and get you to follow their magic recipe for success and fulfillment. Some of these may very well be helpful and offer sound advice. However, after reading the self-help book or attending the seminar, many people still see the world through their dirty, clogged up filter and soon fall back into a familiar routine of being depressed, stressed, having no time, motivation, energy, and on and on. Therein lies the problem. Some of that good information gets through their filter for a period of time, but major life changes are just not possible because that dirty old filter continuously blocks the flow of positive energy necessary to sustain real growth and change.
Before we end this chapter on breaking the chains, let’s go over what we have learned up to this point.
First, we know that whatever energy we emit will eventually come back to us and attract more of the same kind of energy, whether negative or positive. When we send out a low energy frequency through negative thoughts and deeds, we will receive more of that same energy (both tangible and intangible) in our lives, and this cycle, or “chain” can be very difficult to break.
On the other hand, when we are sending out higher frequencies and thinking thoughts of abundance, power, confidence and success, guess what happens? Right you are! We attract these higher frequencies in our lives in both tangible and intangible ways. That is the whole idea of LUVV energy. Love yourself (U) and develop your own potential. Let your light illuminate others and send out high energy frequencies. You will soon attract both tangible Victories and intangible Victories. It is a process of “keeping your cup full”, and building your potential energy reserves so that you may eventually be a living conduit of light and energy. How? By applying the principles discussed thus far, as well as those which you will read about in the remainder of this book. Do not make this overly complicated. It is not rocket science… well, actually there is some rocket science involved. Remember E=MC2?
Also keep in mind that energy bottlenecks are contained within three main categories: mental, spiritual and physical. This book will address each of these categories in various ways and help you to understand how they are all interconnected. Your spirit self – the part of you that is connected to a higher purpose and meaning – is affected by the way you think in general. The way in which you think is critical. It is your base; your starting point towards breaking the chains that bind your flow of energy.
“The more you hurry, the slower you go.
The more you wait, the longer it takes.
The more you worry, the less you dream.
But the more you live, love, and laugh, the more you live, love, and laugh.”